Possible Habitable Planet Just 12 Light Years Away

sciencehabit writes “Astronomers have discovered what may be five planets orbiting Tau Ceti, the closest single star beyond our solar system whose temperature and luminosity nearly match the sun’s. If the planets are there, one of them is about the right distance from the star to sport mild temperatures, oceans of liquid water, and even life (paper).” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Possible Habitable Planet Just 12 Light Years Away

Virus Rebuilds Heart’s Own Pacemaker In Animal Tests

hugheseyau writes “A new pacemaker has been built inside a heart by converting beating muscle into cells which can organise the organ’s rhythm, U.S. researchers report. Scientists injected a genetically-modified virus into guinea pigs to turn part of their heart into a new, working pacemaker.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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